Crushed Dreams and Broken Promises, Supreme Court Edition
July 02, 2020 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. On June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States handed a victory to Dreamers, blocking the Trump administration’s latest attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
How to Support College Students Aging Out of Foster Care During COVID-19
June 23, 2020 by Mauriell H. Amechi Picture this: A second wave of coronavirus infection hits the U.S., and college leaders decide to shut down campuses. Students have two weeks or less to pack up their belongings…
In the Age of Coronavirus, Student Activism Is More Relevant Than Ever
April 28, 2020 by Satra Taylor In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many colleges and universities have been quick to shutter campuses and pivot to online instruction. But in doing so, they have revealed the…
Crushed Dreams and Broken Promises, COVID-19 Edition
April 23, 2020 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. The recently released Coronavirus Aid, Relief, Economic Stimulus (CARES) Act allocated more than $6 billion in aid to institutions to give to students via emergency grants that can be used…
Student Loans Are a Labor Issue
April 16, 2020 by Jalil B. Mustaffa, Ph.D. Canceling student loans is front and center in the national discussion because coalitions like The Debt Collective and Movement for Black Lives put it there. As a part of a…
To Tackle the Black Student Debt Crisis, Target the Racial Wealth Gap
April 16, 2020 by Fenaba R. Addo, William Darity, Jr. It is well documented that Black students borrow more for college and have higher rates of nonpayment and default. Among college graduates, the average Black borrower has more than $7,000…
Can Debt Relief and Investment in HBCUs Level the Playing Field for Black Students?
April 16, 2020 by Ashley Harrington From our nation’s founding to the present, government-sponsored and supported policies have relegated Black Americans to the outskirts of mainstream society. Since the first Africans were forcibly brought, in 1619,…
Black Students Hold Too Much Debt, and the Way Out Includes More and Better Career Counseling
April 16, 2020 by Krystal L. Williams Student loan debt is a major concern. Recent estimates suggest that the national student loan debt level is nearly $1.5 trillion, with the average college undergraduate graduating with about $30,000…
There’s a Black Student Loan-Debt Crisis and It Needs an Urgent Solution. How About Reparations?
April 16, 2020 by Luke Frederick Here are some examples of why, after more than a decade of research into their involvement with slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, a handful of universities are beginning to…